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alistairn87767224
alistairn87767224
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May 10, 2020
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Drag and drop from lightroom to photoshop

  • May 10, 2020
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Hi there

 

I just saw a Julieanne Kost workshop and she was able to drag and drop a file from Lightroom to Photoshop.  I tried doing it from my machine but no luck.  Is there something that I am missing a preference that I have turned off accidentally?

 

Al

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Conrad_C
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Conrad_CCommunity Expert
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May 11, 2020

What kind of computer do you use, and what operating system (Windows or macOS)?

 

I drag and drop between the latest versions of Lightroom Classic to Photoshop all the time, when I need something slightly different than straight Edit in Photoshop (like placing multiple photos into one Photoshop document as linked Smart Objects). But I’m using a Mac, and I have heard that drag and drop between Lightroom Classic and Photoshop doesn’t work in Windows.

alistairn87767224
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May 17, 2020

Hey Conrad

 

I am operating a Windows 10 machine with all the latest software updates.  That could be the explanation of why it does not work on my machine.  


Al

Akash Sharma
Akash Sharma
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May 10, 2020

Hi Al,

 

Sorry that you cannot follow along one of the drag & drop tutorials in Lightroom as it does not work as expected.

 

Which version of Lightroom/Photoshop and  the operating system you're working with? You can check that by going to Help > System Info

 

  • Are you dragging a single or multiple files?
  • Are you getting any error message while doing so?

 

Thanks,

Akash

    alistairn87767224
    alistairn87767224Author
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    May 10, 2020

    Hi Akash

     

    I was trying to drag and drop multiple files into Photoshop.  No error message it is just not allowing me to drop them into Photoshop.  The only way I can do it is via the Photo menu and edit in ...... 

     

    Al

    Rob_Cullen
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    Rob_CullenCommunity Expert
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    May 11, 2020

    Keyboard [Ctrl+E] is a little quicker!

    Regards. My System: Windows-11, Lightroom-Classic 15.3, Photoshop 27.5, ACR 18.3, Lightroom 9.3, Lr-iOS 10.4.0, Bridge 16.0.3 .
    barbara_a7746676
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    barbara_a7746676Community Expert
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    May 10, 2020

    From the Photo menu choose Edit In. 

    I believe that drag and drop used to work prior to CC.

    alistairn87767224
    alistairn87767224Author
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    May 10, 2020

    Thanks Barbara.  That is how I normally do it but the drag and drop looked like a fast and efficient way of doing it. 

     

    Al 

    barbara_a7746676
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    barbara_a7746676Community Expert
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    May 10, 2020

    I agree wholeheartedly that drag and drop would be faster and more efficient. Since it was working in older versions, I hope that Adobe will make it work in the newer versions as well.

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